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159 million passenger trips handled by railway during the May Day travel rush

By Luo Wangshu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-05-07 13:40

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This photo taken on May 5, 2026 shows passengers at the platform of Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's railway network set multiple holiday records during the May Day travel rush, handling 159 million passenger trips from April 29 to Wednesday.

This included a historic single-day peak of 24.84 million trips on May 1, according to the China State Railway Group on Thursday.

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